Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services – Kenya (KeFAAS) is a national network that brings together stakeholders in agricultural extension and advisory services, including public and private extension providers, researchers, farmer organization, NGOs, academia among others. KeFAAS promotes collaboration, innovation, and best practices in extension to enhance agricultural productivity, scalability, sustainability, and resilient innovative extension approaches.
Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services-Kenya (KeFAAS) is organizing it’s second National Agriculture Extension Conference, scheduled to take place on 17th October 2024 themed “Delivering Pluralistic Extension to the Last Mile for Improved Agri-food Systems’’. The conference will be held at the Agricultural Information Resource Center (AIRC) Nairobi-Westlands. It will be centered on a number of
KeFAAS, in partnership with China Agricultural University(CAU), China Agricultural Association of Science, International Centre for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CYMMT), and FAO are working on a program within the Sin-Africa Science and Technology Backyards (STB) which is a multi-actors innovation platform for Africa Agriculture Green development. The initial step of the program was to recruit
KeFAAS participated at the Agriculture sector-wide dialogue. The the dialogue was a collaborative effort between Policy LINK and ASNET. The agriculture sector witnessed a pivotal dialogue at Panafric Hotel where stakeholders converged to tackle critical issues driving agricultural policy and investment. The dialogue aimed to influence budget allocation, empower the private sector in advocating for
AIRTEA project Strengthening Agricultural Knowledge and the Innovation Ecosystem for Inclusive Rural Transformation and Livelihoods in Eastern Africa (AIRTEA) is project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by a consortium of organizations: the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), and the East African Farmers’ Federation (EAFF) and the
Introduction The Emaiyanata Self Help Group is located in the dusty, dry and hot landscapes of Lenkobei village in Shompole East location of Kajiado County. The group that is composed of 21 women and 2 men have decided to beat all odds to empower themselves economically through practicing climate smart agriculture. This was after realizing
ORGANIC FARMING COMING OF AGE. Salome Njeri, a smallholder farmer in Karirikania village in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County tried a number of farming practices in an effort to get better harvests but her yields kept dwindling year after the other. Salome, like most conventional farmers, ploughed her two-acre farm, applied a little compost manure and
KeFAAS is a part of the Biennial Review team under the Comprehensive African Agriculture development program (CAADP) under the African Union commission. CAADP is the African union framework for Africa development and growth for African counties. It was endorsed by the heads of state and government as the AU Maputo declaration in June 2003. Kenya
SEED SAVERS NETWORK PROMOTING AFFORDABLE INNOVATIONS FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS KeFAAS transformative agenda is pegged on its objectives, and one of them is to identify and upscale best practices and innovations in extension service delivery. Seed Savers Network is a KeFAAS member that has come up with innovative measures to promote biodiversity in crop production
Esther Philip, a farmer from Machakos County can confirm that it makes agri-business sense to engage in poultry farming. Using information provided by agricultural extension service providers, she has grown her small chicken project that started with only 20 birds two years ago, to an income generating enterprise, selling chicks to her community and earning